What kind of novel was 'Records of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms'?
" Records of the Kingdoms of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty " was a historical novel in ancient China. It mainly described the political struggles and wars between the vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period. The novel took the political disputes between the vassal states as the main line. Through the descriptions of the monarchs, prime ministers, generals, advisors and other characters of each vassal state, it showed the political, military, cultural and other styles of the vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period. There were many wonderful plots in the novel, such as the struggle for power between the vassal states, war, diplomacy, culture and other aspects of the description of the characters are also relatively full of different personalities, the story plot ups and downs have a high literary value. At the same time, the Records of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty also had a certain historical value because it truly reflected the political and social life of the vassal states in the Spring and Autumn Period. It had a certain reference value for the study of ancient Chinese history and culture.